The field of ______ examines how social relationships influence illness, cultural and societal reactions to illness, and the organization of health care services.
A. medical psychology
B. behavioral medicine
C. medical sociology
D. medical anthropology
C. medical sociology
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A peer is defined as a social equal
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
At a visit to her ophthalmologist, seventy-six-year old Meredith learns that she has cataracts. What does this mean?
A. The photoreceptors in her retina are degenerating. B. There is a buildup of fluid pressure inside her eyeball. C. There is a hardening of the lens of her eye. D. There is a clouding of the lens of her eye.
A __________ is a specialist who practices psychological therapy, holds a specialty degree at the doctoral level, and sometimes has specialty training with specific populations.
A. psychiatrist B. psychologist C. counselor D. social worker E. life coach
External validity refers to the extent to which
a. research results can be generalized to other situations b. the experimenter unintentionally communicates his or her expectations to the participants c. historical events occurred that accompanied one or more of the experimental treatments d. the observed relationship is a true cause-effect relationship